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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1960

Page

3

Maine Law Enforcement convention attendees from York county

Denotes lists Col Robert Marx and numerous York county residents among attendees at the sixth annual Maine Law Enforcement Association convention in Hallowell. Weekend visits feature Barnwell Kerry family in Bath and Mrs Bun nell visiting Caps Elizabeth. Local gatherings include Women's Alliance rummage sale at Kennebunk Unitarian church and Republican town committee meeting at 24 Summer Street. Arundel Ange to install officers with Maine State Grange rang e hall event. Leech Nursing home staff attend Nassan College cardiology sessions. list of attendees provided.

York County Maine Law Enforcement Association Hallowe Col Robert Marx Maine Edmund L. Cashen Kenneth Wood Mort O’connell Sam Spencer Leslie Wyman W. Lawrence Hall Robert Ricker Russell Kittredge Ralph Higgins Albert Kerry Holly Woodside Drive Bath Arthur Berry Fred Bunnell Ocean View Road Smuggler Cove Caps Elizabeth Lawrence Hatch Bunnell Hatch New York City Kennebunk Unitarian Church Harold H. Bourne Elizabeth Smith Summer Street Paul Dumont Arundelange Range Hall Maine State Grange Arthur Perkins Wells Edmund Cashen Leech Nursing Home Storer Street Nassan College Verna Webber Esther Oakes Fleaner Downing

Rotary Club at Kennebunk Plans Contest

The Kennebunk Rotary Club outlined plans to sponsor an exchange student and attend a Scarborough joint meeting. A visitor from LeMans received a red carnation. Five visiting Rotarians plus guests attended, with 40 members present. A ladies night committee was named, and Kenneth G. Burr was tasked to organize an intra club attendance contest including Sanford, Biddeford and South Berwick. The club dropped from 10th to 29th in district attendance, prompting the contest. Team captains were named, and a directors’ meeting report plus birthday greetings were shared. Col D W Craig presented a self shot movie on Life in Hawaii.

Scarborough Kennebunk Sanford Biddeford South Berwick Uched Wilk VE Ernest Fessenden Arthur Goodwin Roger Gonneville Charles Belyea Lendall Smith Robert Marier Kennebunk Inn Charles Crosman Arthur Lombard Col D. W. Craig Hawaii

Mrs Tufty To Study Radio Broadcasts Overseas Tour

Mrs Es ther Van Wagoner Tufty of Washington head of American Women in Radio and Television joins 60 prominent Americans on a October 14 to October 24 overseas study tour of Radio Free Europe broadcasts. The group will visit Munich Lis bon and West Berlin marking the 10th Freedom Bell anniversary.

New York N. Y Esther van Wagoner Tufty Washington, D. C American Women In Radio and Television Radio Free Europe Radio Free Europe Fund Crusade For Freedom RFE Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary Romania Bulgaria Tufty Tufty News Service Women’s National Press Club Overseas Press Club NBC News Munich Germany Lisbon Portugal West Berlin

Lawmen Elect It President At Sixth Annual Convention

Over 200 law enforcement officers and guests attended the sixth annual convention in Halewell. Lt. Guy Savage was elected president, succeeding Chief Robert Wagner Jr. Other officers named include Albert Theriault as first vice president and Raymond Terrill as second vice president. Various awards were bestowed for valor, service, and merit, with notable honorees from Bath, Maine State Police, and local departments. The program featured tours, lectures on motor vehicle death investigations, and a smorgasbord with a keynote by Chief Justice Robert Williamson.

Halewell Guy Savage Maine West Scarborough Robert Wagner, Jr Bath Albert Theriault Rumford Raymond Terrill Augusta Edmund L. Cashen Kennebunk Roland Trott Wagner Merle D. Niles Bath Police John Edward Marks Herman Boudreau Brunswick Robert McKenney Blue Hill Hallowell City Hall Kenneth Brooks Hector Lerette Hallowell Robert Marx Col. Marx Stevens Stevens Training Center Worster House City Hall Philip Wheeler Attorney General's Department Alfred L. Moseley Department of Legal Medicine Harvard Medical School Cambridge Mass Michael A. Luongo Robert A. Marden Waterville Sesson Robert Williamson Maine Supreme Judicial Court

Community notices gather in Old Orchard Beach events

Registration for the Home Nursing course will be held at the Old Orchard Beach Town hall tonight at 7 30 final date announced by Mrs Paul Sicard RN. Birthday parties marked October dates for Powers family at a dinner in Saco. guests included multiple Powers relatives and Gordon Anthony.

Old Orchard Beach Town Hall Paul Sicard R N Frederick Powers Ernest Powers, Jr Portland Road Saco Lewiston Rebekah Assembly of

Benefit Coffee At Kennebunkport

The Women's Association of the Kennebunkport South Congregational church sponsors a morning coffee at Mrs. Arthur Lombard s North street home on Thursday October 20 from 10 to 12 30. Hostesses include Mrs. John East and Mrs. V Gilman Fiske.

Women’s Association of the Kennebunkport South Congregational Church Arthur Lombard North Street

Couple warned after early morning photo session

Tucson police found a man and his wife at 2 a.m. in a home where a patrolman saw a woman tied to a chair. The wife appeared, explained the scene involved posing for pictures, and a marriage license was shown. Police advised pulling blinds during future sessions.

Tucson Ariz Don Lowe Lowe

Wells Grange installs officers in Sanford road hall

Wells Grange held a semi public installation of officers Saturday at the Wells Grange hall Sanford road. George O N Perkins was named master for a second term with a slate of officers including Robert Granton overseer Arthur Perkins lecturer Miss Sheila Stillings steward and others. Arthur M Perkins Maine State Grange steward installed. entertainment followed with vocal and instrumental numbers and pantomimes. No meeting October 26. next gathering November 9 as delegates attend Maine State Grange in Brewer.

Wells Grange Sanford Road Mary Cole Ceres Olida Garrett Flora George N. Perkins Emilie Jones Doris Stillings Arthur M. Perkins Robert L. Stillings Lillian Clark Madeline Granton Pomona Isabel George O'N. Perkins Robert Granton Arthur Perkins Sheila Stillings Robert Sillings Lilian Clark Alberta Morison Isabel Perkins Paula Thyng Maine State Grange George Perkins State Grange Ceres Robert MacDonald Home Economics Brewer Wells

York County Salon Meets At Ocean Park

York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty met at Ocean Park to plan entertaining Departmental officers. Quilts for the National Jewish Hospital were shown and two more in progress. Members Nellie White Elodie Renaud Virginia Ford led the project with others contributing. A donation for the chapeau travel fund was approved and birthday pals were drawn. Next meeting set for November 19 at Ogunquit home of Mrs Biehler.

York County Shirley Doe Ocean Park Departmental de Maine Dorothy Staples Belfast Departmental Chapeau Hazel Patridge Cumberland Mills Departmental Secretaire- Caissiere National Jewish Hospital Denver Colo Nellie M. White Saco Elodie Renaud Biddeford Virginia Ford Old Orchard Beach Chapeau Min Biehler Ogunquit Yvonne Bergeron White Florida Demi-Chapeau Doe Secretaire-caissiere Ida Noyes la Concierge Pro Germaine Larigiere Biehler Mamie Balkan Hollie McKee Nellie White Flaine LaPierre Wells Min Biehner Germaine Lariviere Shipley Doe

Speaking Of Pets Parade Theme Ox to Victory

The Student Council sponsored a Speaking Of Pets parade. The gym matched the occasion with the theme Ox to Victory featuring footballs helmets and other gear. A paper replica football served as the centerpiece.

Budgie Beak and Nail Care for Pet Parrots

Budgie owners face overgrown beak and toenails, with diet, minerals, and captivity factors cited. Solutions include natural wear via shredding, sandpaper in the cage, fresh twigs, or dicalcium care. if needed, careful at home trimming with clippers, avoiding blood vessels, and keeping styptic on hand.

Penny Anders Crowned Homecoming Queen at Kennebunk High

Penny Anders, a KHS junior and daughter of Mrs Don ald Kimball, was crowned Homecoming Queen at Kennebunk High School’s dance in the new gymnasium. Lynda Rossnagle, last year’s queen, crowned her successor. runner-up was Cecile Mathieu. Parade before the dance featured eight floats with prizes for Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes. Music by Jimmy Gendron’s orchestra.

Penny Anders KHS Donald Kimball Fletcher Street Kennebunk Kennebunk High School Lynda Rossnagle Cecile Mathieu Alfred Mathieu Oher Harriet Wendell Edward Clark Kennebunkport Mary Kimball Byron Kimball Arundel Jimmy Gendron Biddeford Cecile Mathieu Peter Graham

Lightning Strikes Kill Ten Cattle Near Tonges Island

Ryan Smoak, a Tonges Island cattle raiser, reports ten Black Angus and a red cow fatally struck by lightning over two years, all within 150 feet. He estimates their combined value at about $2,500 after a recent storm.

Charleston Ryan Smoak Tonges Island Smoak

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